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First-graders sorting contractions
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Save the Date
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January 5
Stewardship Presentation after Mass
January 8
DARE Day for 5th graders
Elementary Art Day
January 10
Guest House Lunches for K3 and 8th grade
Spirit Wear DAy
January 11
Elementary Art Day
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6th graders are dissecting owl pellets
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8th graders working on their 12 days of Christmas Project for Theology
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Monday, Tuesday,
and Fridays
9:00am to 4:00pm
Thursdays
9:00am to 7:00pm
Saturdays
9:00am to 12:00pm
Wednesdays Closed
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Principal Notes January 4, 2018
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Dear Families,
On behalf of all the staff of St. Mary's Visitation, I would like to wish all our families a Happy New Year! May you have good health and happiness in 2018! Thank you to everyone who graciously shared treats with us this holiday season. They were delicious!
Our stewardship characteristic for January is Mindful.
MINDFUL
lives in the present, without baggage of the past, and without fear of the future.
To recognize that the call of Jesus can come at any moment to help someone in need from simple to profound ways, giving us sacred opportunities to live the Works of Mercy in real and sincere ways everyday.
"If He asks much of you, it is because He knows you can give much." St. John Paul II
Catholic Schools Week is not far away. It is scheduled for the last week in January. This is a very exciting week for the students, and one they look forward to. Our Open House will be on Sunday, January 28th from 8:00-12:30 pm. The Pancake Breakfast is from 8:00-11:00. Please encourage your family and friends to stop by. Help us spread the word about what an awesome place St. Mary's is to go to school. Watch for more information to come out about how you can volunteer on Open House Sunday!
Faithfully,
Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal
K4 and their buddies are celebrating Jesus' Birth by making wreaths with their buddies
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St. Mary's Visitation Makerspace is a place where young people have an opportunity to explore their own interests; learn to use tools and materials, both physical and virtual; and develop creative projects.
The space is set up and SMV is ready to start collecting materials for the Makerspace! Have you children outgrown toys or you have materials not being used in your house?
Right now, SMV is accepting donations for the following: Legos, Play-Doh, Magformers, K'nex, Electronic Kits, Duct Tape, Wood Craft Sticks, Buttons, Fabric Markers, Crayons, and Colored Pencils.
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Home & School Happenings
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It's almost time for the Scholastic Book Fair! Mark your calendar for this fun event coming soon. The fair will kick off on January 26th, the night of Chili Chomp and continue through Catholic Schools week. Look for more information in the next coming weeks! Plan on coming to the fair to support the SMV library.
SMV Forensics
Its' time for Forensics! This fun and formational extracurricular activity will help your child gain confidence in public speaking skills and performance. This will give students ample opportunity to spend time with their friends as each student works towards improving their public speaking skills and gaining confidence while doing so. We hope to have a team compete at state!
Practices will tentatively be held on Mondays starting December 11th and 18th and on Wednesdays through January. Practices will be from 2:45-4:00. The meets will be held on Friday evenings, or Saturday or Sunday afternoons in February and March!
All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade parents whose children are interested in SMV Forensics should fill out this
form and refer to the website,
www.smvforensics.com (this site is still in the early stages.)
Want to get more involved at SMV?
Home and School is currently looking to fill the following positions:
Home and School - VP Position
We are actively seeking a VP for the Home and School Committee for this year. The VP role is very easy and it helps get you prepared to become the President of Home and School. Home and School is a social and fundraising committee that supports Spooks and Spoofs, the annual Auction for Education, Restaurant Fundraisers, Forensics, Book Fairs and many more events and programs. We are looking for a VP or co-VP's (this position works for working parents as well as stay at home parents) who wants to become more involved at school and give back to our wonderful community. Please contact Trish Wollersheim, Amy Merrick or Mrs. Tretow for more information.
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Positively SMV
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For those of you that weren't able to join us for Mass before Christmas break, we wanted to make sure you heard about our Living Nativity. Once again, the second graders did a wonderful job presenting the story of Jesus's birth. This is always a heartwarming event that reminds us how blessed we are to be part of the SMV community! Thank you 2nd graders for all your hard work- it was wonderful!
As many of you have seen, we have a new addition to the SMV playground. Our buddy bench was donated and installed this past fall. This bench is a safe place for students to sit when they are feeling lonely, looking for a friend to play with, or feeling bullied. It provides our students an opportunity to spread kindness and build friendships. Thank you to Scherrer Construction for this generous donation! The bench is a wonderful addition to our playground!
And with that you will find a few things that are Positively SMV!
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Parish News
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Please Join Us....
St. Mary's Visitation Playgroup
Sunday, January 14th, 2018
10am-11am
Who:
Parishioners and prospective parishioners with children ages 0-5
What:
Open play, kid-friendly snacks, crafts, and conversations
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When: 10am-11am (after 9am Mass or before 11am Mass)
Where: SMV "Attic"-not really an attic but a really cool space used for Christian Formation classes.
**After 9am Mass, meet at the front of the church near the altar and our volunteers will guide you through the tunnel. Coming from the outside? From the main parish parking lot, look for "The Attic" sign between the parish rectory and school patio/K3 room (behind the facility garage.)
You Are Invited!
St. Mary's Christian Women Speaker Breakfast
with guest speaker Lydia LoCoco
"The Significance of Friendship in the Faith Lives of Women"
Sunday, January 14th
10am in the Atrium
Treat yourself to a deliciously famous Christian Women breakfast and hear Lydia speak on the significance of friendship in the faith lives of women with a talk that highlights living this real apostolate-the apostolate of friendship. All women will join in fun and fellowship as they see themselves in the various graced friendships in their lives.
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